JID Reaches For ‘Glory’ With A Spirited Performance On ‘The Late Show’

JID Reaches For ‘Glory’ With A Spirited Performance On ‘The Late Show’

Ahead of kicking off his God Does Like World Tours world tour (ahem), JID stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform one of the standout tracks from his new album, God Does Like Ugly: “Glory.” In keeping with the track’s spiritual themes, the performance took its cues from a Sunday service, complete with a choir and neon crosses dressing the set. “Early in the mornin’, got sun in my eyes,” JID raps. “Givin’ glory to God, I’m alert …

JID Gives Stirring, Gospel-Inflected 'Colbert' Performance: Watch

Who is JID’s keyboardist? Because that guy is impressive. When the hugely talented Atlanta rapper JID gave a performance on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Monday night, he made a great impression, but his keyboard player might’ve had an even bigger star turn. That guy played a grand piano and an organ at the same time, and he looked cool as hell doing it. Shout out to that guy.